Like all of us, I enjoy receiving compliments. It went up a couple of notches on a more regular basis when I was in Jakarta. Over the last week, I average 3 compliments per day, from the receptionist, to the waitresses, to caddies, to the exhibition booth ladies, to guests of the VIP marquee and [...]
Read more“Serenades of Hallelujah” – Daniel Franklin I thought of those words as I tapped into my lyrical mind to unleash more lyrical content for my upcoming songs that have yet to have its melodies. Random words have been popping up as inspiration flows like the blood through my veins. Never have I been so inspired [...]
Read more“Hope. Hopeful. Hopeless. Hopelessly.” – Daniel Franklin How’s that for a sneak preview of my next song lyrical content? It’s still in its infancy, as I don’t have my guitar, whom I recently christened Sambora, with me in Jakarta. I thought about lugging it but it doesn’t seem practical seeing that I’m clocking long hours ahead of [...]
Read moreIt’s rarely that I write a fast song and it’s something that I should consciously aim for and have written 3 fast tracks this year, so it’s an improvement based on my standards. This is another song I wrote without anyone in mind back then, and imagined myself finding the one who means the world [...]
Read moreThere were a number of songs I wrote when I first found out that I could do it thanks to my first love in college. This song and a number of others however, is not written for anyone but I couldn’t stop writing back then and channeled all my epiphany burst on a piece of [...]
Read moreSomething I never thought was possible last year – for me to make peace and mend friendships of the past. There were some friendships I had to set aside as part of a sacrifice for a bigger picture, but after it went pear shape, I yearned for repairing some of the damages caused by my [...]
Read moreI’ve been experimenting in different genres than my previous compositions all those years ago. After dabbling in Christian contemporary through “Echoes of Mercy”, which I have previously shared, this is officially my first country music. And country music is synonymous with themes of mostly highways so I indulged the same. Here’s the lyrics to “Switching [...]
Read moreAs promised, I finally completed the lyrical content of my first ever religious-themed song where I just wanted to tell my side of the story after being away from the church for almost 15 years. It took a single moment to start a butterfly effect in my life. I plan to record all of my [...]
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